Vocab In The Scarlet Letter

Scarlet Letter Vocab Words | Definition | Romanticism (n) | Appeals to the imagination use of the “willing suspension of belief”. Romanticism stresses emotion rather than reason. | Puritan (n) | Religious reformers that emerged during 16th century. Puritan sought to cleanse the culture of what they regarded as corrupt, sinful practices. | Sepulchers (n) | A small room or monument cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried. | Inauspicious (adj.) | Not auspicious; not conducive to success | Physiognomies (n) | A person's facial features or expression, esp. when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin. | Augured (v) | To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell. | Betoken
| Venerable (adj.) | Accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character. | Infamy (n) | An evil or criminal act that is publicly known. | Rotundity (n) | The state or quality of being rounder plump. | Purport (v) | Appear or claim to be or do something, esp. falsely; profess. | Malefactresses (n) | A woman who violates the law or does evil. | Beadle (n) | A parish officer having various subordinate duties. | Haughty (adj.) | snobbish | Sumptuary (adj.) | Pertaining to, dealing with, or regulating expense or expenditure. | Evanescent (adj.) | Vanishing; fading away; fleeting. | Ignominy (n) | Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. | Rheumatic (adj.) | Pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
| Flagrant (adj.) | Conspicuously or obviously offensive | Papist (n) | A Roman Catholic | Mien (n) | A person's look or manner, indicating their character or mood | Sombre (adj.) | Dismal; melancholy | Words | Definition | Contumely (n) | Insolent or insulting language or treatment | Spectral (adj.) | Of or concerning spectra or the spectrum | Preternaturally (adj.) (n) | Exceeding what is natural or regular | Phantasmagoric (n) | A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever | Eminence (n) | Fame or recognized superiority, esp. within a particular sphere or profession | Remonstrance (n) | A forcefully reproachful protest | Impediment (n) | A hindrance or obstruction in doing something | Cloister (n) | A covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other | Intricate (adj.) | Very complicated or detailed | Edifices (n) | A building, esp. a large, imposing one | Unrelenting (adj.) | Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination